PlaceIQ is a hyperlocal ad startup company that has raised $6.75 million in Series B funding. This round of funding was led by U.S. Venture Partners with participation from IA Ventures, Valhalla Partners, KBS Ventures, and several angel investors. Founded in 2010, PlaceIQ helps marketers segment ads for viewers based on their location.
NewsCred is a company that works with brands and publishers achieve content goals. NewsCred launches content marketing campaigns with creativity and scale for brands. NewsCred helps publishers drive revenues by attracting advertisers for their brands.
Flatiron Health is an intelligent oncology data platform that has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Google Ventures. First Round Capital, Laboratory Corporation of America, Great Oaks Capital, The Social+Capital Partnership, SV Angel, IA Ventures and several angel investors participated in this round. Angel investors that participated in this round include Chris Dixon, Jared Hecht, Ken Fox, Aaron Levie, Jack Abraham, David Tisch, and Ed Zimmerman. Google Ventures general partner Dr. Krishna Yeshwant is joining Flatiron’s board.
Twice is a online women’s secondhand clothing company. The company has raised $4 million from several investors including IA Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Lerer Ventures, SV Angel, CrunchFund, High Line Venture Partners, Alex Rampell (Trialpay CEO), Elad Gil (Former Twitter VP), Jack Abraham (Milo CEO), John Maloney (Former Tumblr President), and Maria Thomas (Former Etsy CEO).
Lua Technologies has raised $2.5 million in a seed round of funding led by IA Ventures. Other angel investors in this round include Charles Roven (The Dark Knight Rises producer), Strauss Zelnick, John Maloney (former Tumblr president), and Aaron Stone.
NewsCred has raised $4 million in Series A funding led by FirstMark Capital. Lerer Ventures, AOL Ventures, Advancit Capital, FLOODGATE, and IA Ventures participated in this round of funding.
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BillGuard has raised $10 million in Series B funding. Investors in this round includes Founders Fund, Innovation Endeavours, Bessemer, IA Ventures, Saul Klein, and Joe Lonsdale. The company previously raised $3 million in Series A this past February.
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BankSimple has announced $10 million in funding led by IA Ventures and previous investor Shasta Ventures. This is BankSimple’s Series B round of funding. The company previously raised $3.1 million in their Series A round. The company’s seed investors include IA Ventures, First Round Capital, SV Angel, Village Ventures, etc. That is not the only thing that the company had announced. They also made some partnerships.
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